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Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep
What is the long-range
weather forecast for the
giant planets Uranus and
Neptune? These planets are
home to extreme winds
blowing at speeds of over
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Scientists Shape First Global Topographic Map of Saturn's Moon Titan
Scientists have created the
first global topographic map
of Saturn's moon Titan,
giving researchers a
valuable tool for learning
more about one of the most
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European Winter Weather Harder to Forecast in Certain Years
Weather forecasters have a
tougher job predicting
winter conditions over
Europe in some years over
others, concludes a new
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First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013
On May 13, 2013, the sun
emitted an X2.8-class flare,
peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT.
This is the the strongest
X-class flare of 2013 so
far, surpassing in strength
the X1.7-class flare that
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Satellites See Double Jeopardy for Southern California Fire Season
May 13, 2013 — New insights into two factors that are creating a potentially volatile Southern California wildfire season come from an ongoing project using NASA and Indian satellite data by scientists at NASA's ... > full story -
More Hurricanes for Hawaii?
May 5, 2013 — Hawaii, fortunately, has been largely free from hurricanes, only two having made landfall in more than 30 years. Now a new study shows that Hawaii could see a two-to-three-fold increase in tropical ... > full story -
Storm Study Reveals a Sting in the Tail
May 1, 2013 — Meteorologists have gained a better understanding of how storms like the one that battered Britain in 1987 develop, making them easier to ... > full story -
Exploring the Saltiness of the Ocean to Study Climate Change
April 30, 2013 — Details are emerging from a recent research expedition to the Sub-Tropical North Atlantic. The objective of the expedition was to study the salt concentration (salinity) of the upper ocean. ... > full story -
Plants Can Moderate Climate Warming, New Research Shows
April 28, 2013 — As temperatures warm, plants release gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, according to new research. The new study identified a negative feedback loop in which higher temperatures ... > full story -
NASA Mission to Study What Disrupts Radio Waves
April 26, 2013 — A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will launch from an atoll in the Pacific in the next few weeks to help scientists better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth's upper atmosphere ... > full story -
Keeping Beverages Cool in Summer: I''s Not Just the Heat, It's the Humidity
April 25, 2013 — Those drops on the outside of your drink don't just make the can slippery. Experiments show that in hot, humid weather, condensation heats a drink more than the surrounding ... > full story -
New Metric to Measure Destructive Potential of Hurricanes
April 25, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on the size of storms in addition to the duration and intensity, a measure that may prove ... > full story -
Asian Monsoon Is Getting Predictable: Strong Correlation Between Summer Monsoon and Preceding Climate Pattern
April 23, 2013 — For much of Asia, the pace of life is tuned to rhythms of monsoons. Its variations can mean the difference between drought and flood. Now a new study reports on a crucial connection that could ... > full story -
Precision Agriculture Improves Farming Efficiency, Has Important Implications on Food Security
April 23, 2013 — Precision agriculture promises to make farming more efficient and should have an important impact on the serious issue of food security, according to a new study. A scientist assesses how there is ... > full story
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